Week 11
October 27 - 31, 2014

Learning Goals: Perform the transformation of a glow gene from a plasmid to bacterial cell. Understand how cells differentiate and how cells are regulated.

 

Monday - Vectors/Transformation ppt; Prep for transformation lab

HW: pre-lab

Tuesday - Transformation lab

HW: none

Wednesday - Review for test

HW: study

Thursday - Transformation lab *collect data

HW: lab due 11/4 and study

Friday - Unit 3 Test

HW: lab due 11/4

EXTRA CREDIT: First email that correctly answers the following question will receive 10 extra homework points.
What organism, need common and scientific name, had it DNA injected recently into piglets? These piglets not glow in the dark.

Week 10
October 20 - 24, 2014

Learning Goals: Analyze a restriction enzyme digest to map plasmid. Describe how genes and environmental factors influence the rate and extent of development. Describe process of transformation.

 

Monday - Lab: Restriction mapping of plasmid DNA *load gels; research current biotech article

HW: article due 10/27

Tuesday - Lab: Restriction mapping of plasmid DNA *examine gels *deduce restriction map

HW: lab due 10/23

Wednesday - Epigenetics web sheet

HW: web sheet

Thursday - Video: Ghost in Your Genes

HW: none

Friday - Complete/discuss Ghost in Your Genes; Vectors/Transformation ppt

HW: comprehension ?s

UNIT 3 TEST - 10/31

Week 9
October 13 - 17, 2014

Learning Goals: Explain role of restriction enzymes as biotech tool.

 

Monday - Restriction enzymes ppt; Dry lab: DNA scissors: Intro. to restriction enzymes

HW: complete lab ?s

Tuesday - Dry lab: DNA goes to the races

HW: complete lab ?s

Wednesday - Prep for Restriction Enzyme Cleavage of DNA

HW: pre-lab

END OF QUARTER is THURSDAY, October 16

Thursday - ER 5-8 No Class

Friday - Teacher work day - No Class 

EXTRA CREDIT: 10 lab points for 1st 2 emails with correct answer
Who won the 1978 Nobel Prize for the discovery of restriction enzymes?

Week 8
October 6-10, 2014

Learning Goals: Describe technique of gel electrophoresis and show how technology relates to new discoveries. Describe history and process of cloning. Analyze problems resulting from cloning.



Monday - Electrophoresis lab; Discuss cloning
HW: lab due 10/8

Tuesday - Prep for protein electrophoresis lab
HW: pre-lab

Wednesday - Protein electrophoresis lab - prep samples
HW: none

Thursday - Protein electrophoresis lab - load/run gel

HW: lab due 10/13

Friday - Teacher Convention - No School